A Christmas Carol Play Packet Story by: Charles Dickens

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1 Name: Date: English Period: #: Section: UNITS A Christmas Carol Play Packet Story by: Charles Dickens Act I: pages Act II: pages Table of contents: Page(s) Description 2 Literary Elements and Devices for This Unit 3 Setting of A Christmas Carol 4 Act I Vocabulary 5 Act I Characterization of Scrooge 6 Act II Vocabulary 7 Act II Characterization of Scrooge 8-9 Symbolism in the Play 10 Theme 10 Figurative Language in the Play 11 Significant Events 12 Character Development 13 Plot 14 Characterization Practice 1

2 Literary Elements and Devices for This Unit Characterization The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. Characterization is revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization. Direct Characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is. Example: The patient boy and quiet girl were both well-mannered and did not disobey their mother. Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is patient and the girl is quiet. Indirect Characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character. There are five different methods of indirect characterization: STEAL, speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, looks Setting The general locale, historical time, and social circumstances in which the action of a fictional or dramatic work occurs; the setting of an episode or scene within a work is the particular physical location in which it takes place. Theme The message about life that comes out of a story. Theme can either be stated or unstated in a story. Symbolism Something concrete that stands for something abstract. A symbol may be a person, place, thing, or action. It may stand for an idea, belief, feeling, or attitude. A symbol keeps its own meaning while also standing for something else. Foreshadowing The use of clues early in a story to give hints about events that will happen later. Dynamic Character Static Character Character changes, grows, or learns something by the end of the story. Character experiences no major change in story. Situational irony An outcome contrary to what was or might have been expected. Flashback Plot Insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological sequences of a narrative. The order structure, or sequences, of causal events in a story ( exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, denouement) 2

3 Setting of A Christmas Carol Setting Describe when and where the story takes place. Time Period Place/Surroundings Historical Context (What do you know about the country at this time?) Time of Year Why is the setting important in the play? 3

4 A Christmas Carol ACT I Vocabulary (Act I is on pages ) 1. counting house noun office for keeping financial records and writing business letters 2. solemnized verb honored and remembered 3. comforter noun long, woolen scarf 4. Humbug noun Nonsense! Foolishness! 5. implore(d) verb ask or beg earnestly or sincerely 6. morose adjective gloomy, ill-tempered 7. Bedlam noun hospital in London for the mentally ill 8. liberality noun generosity 9. destitute adjective complete poverty 10. loony adjective extremely foolish or silly; crazy; insane 11. specter noun ghost 12. deliquesce verb melt away 13. gruel noun thin broth, almost like watered-down oatmeal 14. misanthrope noun person who hates or distrusts mankind 15. void adjective, noun, verb total emptiness 16. miserly adjective living meagerly in order to hoard money; greedy 17. horrid adjective dreadful; disagreeable; offensive 18. ponderous adjective very heavy; bulky 19. benevolence noun kindness 20. scrim noun semitransparent curtain used on stage for lighting effects 21. rapt noun giving complete attention; totally focused on something 22. apprentice noun someone who receives financial support, training and instruction in return for work 23. pound noun common type of money in England 24. dowerless adjective without the property or wealth that is brought to marriage by a woman to her husband 25. don verb to put on a hat 26. doff verb to take off a hat 27. askew adjective crooked; not straight 4

5 Act I Characterization of Scrooge Directions: Find one solid example from the text of each of the following methods of characterization for Scrooge in ACT I. SCROOGE Method of Characterization Direct Characterization (Directly Stated by the narrator) Example from the text Indirect (Speech) Indirect (Thoughts of the Character) Indirect ( Effects on Others; other character s opinions) Indirect (Actions *Most important) Indirect (Looks *Least Important) 5

6 A Christmas Carol ACT II Vocabulary (Act II is on pages ) 1. astonish verb to amaze 2. Horn of Plenty noun a horn overflowing with fruits, flowers and grain, standing for wealth and abundance 3. mill (as in- to mill about the streets) verb to walk around aimlessly or randomly 4. incense noun any of various substances that produce a pleasant odor when burned 5. compulsion noun a driving, irresistible force; something you feel you have to do 6. severe adjective harsh; extremely bad or serious 7. meager adjective of poor quality; small in amount 8. threadbare adjective worn; shabby 9. lute noun a stringed instrument like a guitar 10. a proper loon noun a silly person 11. audible adjective loud enough to be heard 12. gnarled adjective knotty and twisted 13. calico adjective a coarse, cheap cloth 14. in Time s penultimate nick (saying) just at the last possible moment; in the nick of time 15. poulterer noun a British word for a store that sells chickens, turkeys and geese 16. dispel verb to scatter and rive away; make to vanish 17. farthing noun a British coin of small value 18. smoking bishop noun a hot, sweet orange-flavored drink made with wine, sugar and oranges 19. reveler noun someone who is enjoying a noisy party or celebration 20. wizened adjective withered; shriveled; dried up 21. undulate verb to move in a smooth, wave-like motion; waver back and forth Horn of plenty farthing lute 6

7 Act II Characterization of Scrooge Directions: Find one solid example from the text of each of the following methods of characterization for Scrooge in ACT II. SCROOGE Method of Characterization Direct Characterization (Directly Stated by the narrator) Example from the text Indirect (Speech) Indirect (Thoughts of the Character) Indirect ( Effects on Others; other character s opinions) Indirect (Actions *Most important) Indirect (Looks *Least Important) 7

8 Scrooge Symbol Symbolism throughout the play Meaning (in your own words!) Bob Cratchit Fire (Bob warms himself, fireplace when Marley s ghost comes, fire from Christmas Present) Marley s Chains Ghost of Christmas Past 1. Light upon his head Cap he holds Body 3. Ghost of Christmas Present (throne) 8

9 Ghost of Christmas Future Girl Want What do you know about Victorian England? Boy Ignorance What do you know about Victorian England? 1. Scrooge s coat of gray Scrooge s coat of a blazing Christmas holly red What does the coat foreshadow? 3. 9

10 THEME Theme 1. Evidence from the text to support your theme; include the page number from the text! Figurative Language Type of Figurative Language Example from the text Why is it this type of figurative language? Act, Scene and Pg. # 10

11 Significant Events Event Belle, Scrooge s fiancé, breaking up with him What is the significance of each event? Scrooge s childhood The brothers of the Ghost of Christmas Present Old Joe, the woman and the man taking things from the deceased person Scrooge realizing that he is the deceased person that Old Joe, the woman and the man were taking things from 11

12 Character Development Scrooge Beginning -Describe him as a character End -How did he change? What type of character is he? Static or Dynamic? Why? He is a character because: Marley Describe him What is his purpose? Fred List important characteristics of each Tiny Tim Bob Cratchit Mrs. Cratchit Belle Fezziwig 12

13 A Christmas Carol Plot Mountain What is the central conflict in the play? 13

14 Characterization Practice Quote There was a boy singing a Christmas carol at my door last night. I should like to have given him something: that s all. Mr. Scrooge purchased the largest turkey in the poulterer s shop and had it delivered to Cratchit. Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say with gladsome looks, My dear Scrooge, how are you? No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle, no man or woman now, or ever in his life, inquire the way to such and such a place. Scrooge raises Bob s salary and assists his struggling family. If they rather die, they had better do it and decrease the surplus population. Oh, but he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone.secret, self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. What type of characterization? (Check only ONE) Direct char. Indirect char. speech Indirect char. actions Indirect char. thoughts Indirect char. Appearance Indirect char. Effect on others Direct char. Indirect char. speech Indirect char. actions Indirect char. thoughts Indirect char. Appearance Indirect char. Effect on others Direct char. Indirect char. speech Indirect char. actions Indirect char. thoughts Indirect char. Appearance Indirect char. Effect on others Direct char. Indirect char. speech Indirect char. actions Indirect char. thoughts Indirect char. Appearance Indirect char. Effect on others Direct char. Indirect char. speech Indirect char. actions Indirect char. thoughts Indirect char. Appearance Indirect char. Effect on others Direct char. Indirect char. speech Indirect char. actions Indirect char. thoughts Indirect char. Appearance Indirect char. Effect on others Explanation (Why is it this type of characterization?) 14